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# [Medical Clearance Now a Requirement for Visa Applicants to Philippines](https://blog.aires.com/learn/media-tools/news/medical-clearance-now-a-requirement-for-visa-applicants-to-philippines)

 Written by [Aires Authors](https://blog.aires.com/learn/media-tools/news/author/aires) | Feb 13, 2015 12:41:00 PM

**February 13, 2015 **— The Philippines Bureau of Immigration has announced a new requirement mandating a Bureau of Quarantine Medical Clearance for all visa applicants of certain foreign countries.

Applicants from the following list of countries who entered the Philippines on or after June 2014 on Immigrant, Non-Immigrant, and Special visa types are subject to the new medical clearance requirement:

    Afghanistan  
    Angola  
    Bangladesh  
    Benin  
    Bolivia  
    Brazil  
    Burkina Faso  
    Cambodia  
    Cameron  
    Central African Republic  
    Chad  
    Colombia  
    Congo  
    Cote d'lvoire  
    Democratic Republic of Congo  
    Ecuador  
    Equitorial Guinea  
    Eritrea  
    Ethiopia  
    French Guiana  
    Gabon  
    Gambia  
    Ghana  
    Guinea  
    Guinea-Bissau  
    Guyana  
    Indonesia  
    Iraq  
    Israel  
    Kenya  
    Liberia  
    Mali  
    Mauritania  
    Myanmar  
    Niger  
    Nigeria  
    Pakistan  
    Papua New Guinea  
    Paraguay  
    Peru  
    Rwanda  
    Senegal  
    Sierra Leone  
    Somalia  
    Sudan  
    Suriname  
    Syria  
    Togo  
    Trinidad  
    Uganda  
    Venezuela  
    Vietnam

 

Any applicable foreign national must submit an original or certified copy of a Bureau of Quarantine Medical Clearance upon filing his or her visa application unless formally advised otherwise. Likewise, the following visa extensions applications will only be processed upon submission of an original or certified medical clearance copy:

    Authorized stay extension beyond 59 days  
    Long-Stay Visitor Visa extension  
    Extension of visa upon arrival, when applicable

Strict penalties may result from non-compliance including the denial of the visa application or cancellation of an approved visa.

*AIReS worked with Santa Fe in preparation of this bulletin. This document contains information contributed by Santa Fe and is intended for informational purposes only. This summary does not constitute legal advice nor should it be a substitute for specific legal advice in any situation.

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